2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 31–3 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 20
2003 record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glen Mason (7th year)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Hudson
Home stadium	H.H.H. Metrodome
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Michigan $		7	–	1		10	–	3
#4 Ohio State %		6	–	2		11	–	2
#18 Purdue		6	–	2		9	–	4
#8 Iowa		5	–	3		10	–	3
#20 Minnesota		5	–	3		10	–	3
Michigan State		5	–	3		8	–	5
Wisconsin		4	–	4		7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	4		6	–	7
Penn State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7		2	–	10
Illinois		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Wisconsin at #24/18 Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	10	14	7	34
• Minnesota	10	14	3	10	37

Date: Saturday, November 8
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST

Source: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	14:04	MINN	Laurence Maroney 30-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 7-0

1	7:56	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 10-0

1	:13	WIS	Mike Allen 27-yard field goal	MINN 10-3

2	10:52	MINN	Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 17-3

2	4:54	WIS	Mike Allen 23-yard field goal	MINN 17-6

2	2:01	MINN	Thomas Tapeh 6-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 24-6

2	1:25	WIS	Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-13

3	12:47	WIS	Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-20

3	9:17	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 27-20

3	1:35	WIS	Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 27-27

4	11:13	MINN	Marion Barber III 11-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 34-27

4	7:15	WIS	Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 34-34

4	:00	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal	MINN 37-34

Scoring summary

1	14:04	MINN	Laurence Maroney 30-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 7-0

1	7:56	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 10-0

1	:13	WIS	Mike Allen 27-yard field goal	MINN 10-3

2	10:52	MINN	Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 17-3

2	4:54	WIS	Mike Allen 23-yard field goal	MINN 17-6

2	2:01	MINN	Thomas Tapeh 6-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 24-6

2	1:25	WIS	Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-13

3	12:47	WIS	Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	MINN 24-20

3	9:17	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal	MINN 27-20

3	1:35	WIS	Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 27-27

4	11:13	MINN	Marion Barber III 11-yard run (Rhys Lloyd kick)	MINN 34-27

4	7:15	WIS	Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick)	Tied 34-34

4	:00	MINN	Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal	MINN 37-34

The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Gophers compiled a 10–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 503 to 285. The team made an appearance in the Sun Bowl. The 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was ranked 17th in the final USA Today/AFCA Coaches poll and 20th in the final Associated Press poll.

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